[SOLVED] Accidentally deleted root=ZFS=rpool in kernel/cmdline and boot hangs

jena

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Hello,

Urgently need help. I have research work data on it:oops:

Story:
My GPU passthrough has been working well on both 6.2.55 and 65. Because I used update-initramfs -u -k all, both .55 and .65 has GPU frame buffer disable thus no host display out. I was trying to reverse GPU passthrough settings so that I can keep a older version like 6.2.55 to have no GPU passthrough. So I can use the host display output for diagnose purpose


Motherboard MSI TRX40, BIOS set to be UEFI boot only, CSM disabled

I accidentally deleted all of the root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/pve-1 boot=zfs rootdelay=10 quiet amd_iommu=on iommu=pt nofb nomodeset video=vesafb:off,efifb:off in kernel/cmdline and ran pve-efiboot-tool refresh, now boot hangs in initramfs

I tried
/sbin/modprobe zfs
Then
zpool import -R /rpool
Check zpool status, no zpool available.
If I type zpool import rpool again,
Then rpool shows up.

If I type exit, it still cannot boot from root (see picture).
Please help. Thank you so much.

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Read a lot and final find a working solution.

Reboot.
When it gets to start menu GRUB.
1. Edit grub command line (press 'e' key )

from
initrd=\EFI\proxmox\5.X.X-X-pve\initrd.img-5.X.X-pve BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/linux26 ro ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent (Or whateever is there)
to
initrd=\EFI\proxmox\5.X.X-X-pve\initrd.img-5.X.X-pve [B]root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/pve-1 boot=zfs rootdelay=10 quiet[/B]

2. After system start:
echo root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/pve-1 boot=zfs rootdelay=10 quiet > /etc/kernel/cmdline
pve-efiboot-tool refresh

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/z...fs-no-root-device-specified.64147/post-314406
 
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